I know a few guys who buy a log trucks worth of poles and seem to do OK. Buying a pickup truck load at a time seems like a poor business model. Although, when you watch how he fells trees, maybe it is for the best. I'm no expert at it, but I'm not posting tips on the internet on "how to do....." either. This YouTuber seems to be more concerned about getting to the store to buy lottery and keno tickets than anything else.
In one video she is splitting wood, and was kicking out a thin split. He said “that’s for your mom, she’ll take it” in tone that made me believe he is paying child support.
The general public love watching epic stuff. No different than watching America's Funniest Videos, or Fail Army videos, etc etc. Youtube is a revenue stream. A person gets enough subscribers, the money starts to flow your way.
He actually received a nice splitter last year from Andrew Easton Joes a hard worker but most hated firewood guy in his area because his prices are high a guys are jelous cuz he gets them